It’s not really a matter of what he “deserves” as the thread is making it about. Point blank: the project cannot sustain that salary and the original developer

It’s not really a matter of what he “deserves” as the thread is making it about. Point blank: the project cannot sustain that salary and the original developer of Babel said funds were being misappropriated. [^1] Perhaps the lead developer of the project does “deserve” a competitive salary, but the project cannot afford to compete with Silicon Valley salaries, which for an open source project is not surprising. It’s a good first step towards funding, but clearly not ready to support competitive rates. This reminds me in a weird way of Vine’s demise. It was used by millions too, but without a monetization strategy, popularity doesn’t pay the bills (or salary in this case). They should take a look at Linux Foundation for inspiration. If there’s not enough industry support for that, then I think the market has spoken. [^1]: https://twitter.com/sebmck/status/1392019586833387522 https://twitter.com/sebmck/status/1392019586833387522